Ingredients

• 8 cups water
• ½ medium onion, halved and separated
• 8 cloves garlic, peeled and whole
• 8 slices fresh ginger root
• 4 large eggs
• salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste (optional)
• ½ cup soy sauce
• ¼ cup sake
• 2 tablespoons thai-style chile sauce
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 2 teaspoons sesame oil
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt (optional)
• 15 ounces dried japanese-style noodles
• 12 large shrimp, shelled and deveined, at room temperature
• 4 large dry sea scallops, halved, at room temperature
• 1 ½ cups fresh bean sprouts
• ½ cup sliced scallions